Privacy
President’s Volunteer Service Award (the "PVSA WEB SITE") has adopted and implemented this privacy policy as part of our commitment to protecting your personal information from misuse. While this policy focuses on online collection of information related to your interaction with the PVSA WEB SITE's website (the "website"), it applies to the PVSA WEB SITE's collection policies in general.
What information does the PVSA WEB SITE collect?
The website's registration, online surveys, contest and product order forms may ask users to provide personally identifiable information in one of three ways: through contact information (including, without limitation, name, address, phone number (home, work and/or cell), fax number and e-mail address), demographic information (including, without limitation, race, gender, ethnicity, and age) and, in some cases, financial information (including, without limitation, organizational income (when on behalf of an organization) and credit card number (when on behalf of an individual)). Some information will be required for you to avail yourself of that particular feature of the website. None of this personally identifiable information will be shared with third parties or used to market third party products or services; it will only be used as described below.
From time to time, we may use the standard "cookie" feature
of major browser applications that allows us to store data about
your visit. Cookies help us learn which areas of our site are
useful and which areas need improvement. We do not set any personally
identifiable information in cookies, nor do we employ any data
capture mechanisms on our website other than cookies. You may
configure your web browser to prevent cookies from being set
on your computer.
The PVSA WEB SITE may also gather anonymous, or aggregate,
information, which may be used by us or shared with third
parties. This is
information which does not personally identify you, but which
may be helpful for marketing purposes or for improving the services
we offer. Generally, this information is collected through "traffic
data" and may entail the use of numeric codes used to identify
a computer.
What does the PVSA WEB SITE do with collected information?
We use personally identifiable information from our online
registration, survey, contest and order forms to send you information
about
the PVSA WEB SITE and its various projects and initiatives, or
to communicate with you about a project in which you are participating.
If you supply contact information, it may also be used to contact
you for other purposes.
We may use cookies to save your password so you don't have
to re-enter it each time you visit our site, and for other
purposes.
The PVSA WEB SITE may use your IP address (the number assigned
to your computer while it is on the Internet) to help diagnose
problems with our server, and to administer our website. If you
shop on the website, your IP address may be used to help identify
your computer and your online "shopping cart" and to
gather broad demographic information. If you submit financial
information, it will be used to check your qualifications and
to bill you for products and services you have ordered.
The PVSA WEB SITE may disclose personal information if required
to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action
is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply
with legal process served on the PVSA WEB SITE or its subsidiaries
or affiliates; (b) protect and defend the rights or property
of the PVSA WEB SITE or the users of this website, and (c)
act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal
safety of
the website's users.
What type of public forums are available through the website?
We may make various public forums (such as chat rooms) and
functions available to you. During these activities, you
will have the option to add additional personal information that is beyond
the information gathered at registration. Any information
you choose to share when using any of these forums or functions
becomes public information. It is incumbent upon you to
exercise caution in deciding whether to disclose such information.
Does the PVSA WEB SITE control the practices of sites to
which it links?
This website contains links to other websites. We have
no control over, and are not responsible for, the privacy
policies, reliability or content of such sites.
How does the PVSA WEB SITE protect children's information?
The PVSA WEB SITE respects the sensitive nature of children's privacy online. We are a general audience site, and do not direct our content specifically at children under thirteen (13) years of age. If the PVSA WEB SITE learns that a user is under age 13, the PVSA WEB SITE will delete the child's information from our systems.
Can I opt out of allowing the PVSA WEB SITE to use my personally identifiable information?
The PVSA WEB SITE allows you to remove your information
from our database in order to stop receiving future
communications from the PVSA WEB SITE or by contacting
us at privacy@presidentialserviceawards.gov.
What type of security does the website employ?
The website uses encrypted authentication technology
when you login to the website in an effort to provide
a secure environment that is protected from third party access, alteration,
theft or misuse of the personal information gathered
or confirmed at registration.
How can I update my information?
The PVSA WEB SITE gives you the opportunity to change or modify information you have previously provided by sending an e-mail to privacy@presidentialserviceawards.gov or calling (202) 729-8000.
How can I contact the PVSA WEB SITE?
If you have any questions about this privacy your interaction with website, please feel free to contact us at privacy@presidentialserviceawards.gov.
Any of the policies or procedures above may be changed at any time without prior notice.